diff --git a/include/linux/bvec.h b/include/linux/bvec.h
index 883faf5f15234e6d8cfa1919ccb25e8d5b560e2a..f8710af18eef3649772972fb5f4f1d11275cc7df 100644
--- a/include/linux/bvec.h
+++ b/include/linux/bvec.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_BVEC_H
 #define __LINUX_BVEC_H
 
+#include <linux/highmem.h>
 #include <linux/bug.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/limits.h>
@@ -183,4 +184,16 @@ static inline void bvec_advance(const struct bio_vec *bvec,
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * bvec_kmap_local - map a bvec into the kernel virtual address space
+ * @bvec: bvec to map
+ *
+ * Must be called on single-page bvecs only.  Call kunmap_local on the returned
+ * address to unmap.
+ */
+static inline void *bvec_kmap_local(struct bio_vec *bvec)
+{
+	return kmap_local_page(bvec->bv_page) + bvec->bv_offset;
+}
+
 #endif /* __LINUX_BVEC_H */